>> well, speaking right now is michele bachmann from minnesota who you remember she ran for the republican presidential nomination. she's talking right now. a couple minutes ago, scott walker the republican governor of wisconsin was talking and he got a big -- a big realization. the future of the party is not going to come from here in washington but rather the state houses from the republican governors, there are 30 of them right now. take a listen to what scott walker had to say. >> there are now in america some 30 states that have republican governors and republican legislatures. that's the good news. the good news is we have success and it's happening in our states and we could learn from that to tell our friends and colleagues in washington how to move forward. to be successful in the states, we have to be optimistic. we have to be relevant. and most importantly, we have to be courageous. >> and that's one of the themes here. cpac is the largest annual gathering of conservative activists and supporters across the country. and the theme here is what does the party do after losing the p